diff --git a/redo/container_unix.c b/redo/container_unix.c
index b478ee3..8e3f335 100644
--- a/redo/container_unix.c
+++ b/redo/container_unix.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !windows,!darwin
+
 /* 13 august 2014 */
 
 #include "gtk_unix.h"
diff --git a/redo/table_windows.c b/redo/table_windows.c
index a005600..5846c1c 100644
--- a/redo/table_windows.c
+++ b/redo/table_windows.c
@@ -19,23 +19,11 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK tableSubProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM
 			return 0;
 		}
 		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
-	/* the autosize behavior is simple: always autosize until the user manually sizes, then never autosize again (this is my best guess as to how GTK+ behaves) */
+	/* see table.autoresize() in table_windows.go for the column autosize policy */
 	case WM_NOTIFY:		/* from the contained header control */
 		if (nmhdr->code == HDN_BEGINTRACK)
 			tableStopColumnAutosize((void *) data);
 		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
-	case WM_SIZE:
-		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
-		/* TODO this causes weird issues with regards to item positioning on Windows XP */
-		if (tableAutosizeColumns((void *) data)) {
-			int i, nColumns;
-
-			nColumns = tableColumnCount((void *) data);
-			for (i = 0; i < nColumns; i++)
-				if (SendMessageW(hwnd, LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, (WPARAM) i, (LPARAM) LVSCW_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER) == FALSE)
-					xpanic("error resizing columns of results list view", GetLastError());
-		}
-		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
 	case WM_NCDESTROY:
 		if ((*fv_RemoveWindowSubclass)(hwnd, tableSubProc, id) == FALSE)
 			xpanic("error removing Table subclass (which was for its own event handler)", GetLastError());
@@ -78,3 +66,12 @@ void tableAddExtendedStyles(HWND hwnd, LPARAM styles)
 	/* the bits of WPARAM specify which bits of LPARAM to look for; having WPARAM == LPARAM ensures that only the bits we want to add are affected */
 	SendMessageW(hwnd, LVM_SETEXTENDEDLISTVIEWSTYLE, (WPARAM) styles, styles);
 }
+
+void tableAutosizeColumns(HWND hwnd, int nColumns)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nColumns; i++)
+		if (SendMessageW(hwnd, LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, (WPARAM) i, (LPARAM) LVSCW_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER) == FALSE)
+			xpanic("error resizing columns of results list view", GetLastError());
+}
diff --git a/redo/table_windows.go b/redo/table_windows.go
index 4e6a0e2..93ff9c1 100644
--- a/redo/table_windows.go
+++ b/redo/table_windows.go
@@ -60,21 +60,22 @@ func tableGetCellText(data unsafe.Pointer, row C.int, col C.int, str *C.LPWSTR)
 	*str = toUTF16(s)
 }
 
+// the column autoresize policy is simple:
+// on every table.commitResize() call, if the columns have not been resized by the user, autoresize
+func (t *table) autoresize() {
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	if !t.noautosize {
+		C.tableAutosizeColumns(t._hwnd, t.colcount)
+	}
+}
+
 //export tableStopColumnAutosize
 func tableStopColumnAutosize(data unsafe.Pointer) {
 	t := (*table)(data)
 	t.noautosize = true
 }
 
-//export tableAutosizeColumns
-func tableAutosizeColumns(data unsafe.Pointer) C.BOOL {
-	t := (*table)(data)
-	if t.noautosize {
-		return C.FALSE
-	}
-	return C.TRUE
-}
-
 //export tableColumnCount
 func tableColumnCount(data unsafe.Pointer) C.int {
 	t := (*table)(data)
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ func (t *table) preferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
 
 func (t *table) commitResize(a *allocation, d *sizing) {
 	basecommitResize(t, a, d)
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	t.autoresize()
 }
 
 func (t *table) getAuxResizeInfo(d *sizing) {
diff --git a/redo/winapi_windows.h b/redo/winapi_windows.h
index 2d42427..23b7462 100644
--- a/redo/winapi_windows.h
+++ b/redo/winapi_windows.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ extern void setTableSubclass(HWND, void *);
 extern void tableAppendColumn(HWND, int, LPWSTR);
 extern void tableUpdate(HWND, int);
 extern void tableAddExtendedStyles(HWND, LPARAM);
+extern void tableAutosizeColumns(HWND, int);
 
 /* container_windows.c */
 extern DWORD makeContainerWindowClass(char **);